Emmylou Harris is among the performers this year. NPR Music will provide live streaming coverage of the Newport Folk Festival July 30 and 31st from 10:00AM - 6:30PM Central Time.
There are over thirty acts on the bill this year including Gillian Welch, Elvis Costello, Gogol Bordello, Earl Scruggs and Emmylou Harris. NPR will also have streaming video of the festival.
George Wein's Newport Folk Festival celebrates fifty one years of live music in picturesque Newport, R.I. The festival celebrates folk
traditions and innovations from all generations. The complete lineup for this year and more information is available at NPR's Newport page at
www.npr.org/series/newport-folk-festival/